Spain's Rajoy to start government talks with other parties on Friday


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  • Friday, 29 Jul 2016

Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy gestures during a news conference at Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's conservative acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, will call the heads of the Socialist Party and the liberal Ciudadanos on Friday, to seek their support to form a government.

Spain has been without a proper government since an inconclusive election in December. Rajoy's People's Party won more parliamentary seats at a second vote in June, but did not reach the 176 needed to form a majority government.

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